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This is by President Donald Trump in the
White House briefing room the 2nd one
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since he came into office to tell Americans
about federal efforts against the
00:00:08
coronavirus his administration is requesting
to now have $1000000000.00 of his
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landing from Congress because of we've done
the risk to the American people remains
00:00:18
very low a day earlier the u.s.
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Centers for Disease Control warned that
Americans should expect coronavirus
00:00:24
outbreaks in their communities and disruption
to their lives in fact that Americans
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number in the dozens but more
00:00:31
a case are expected Democrats have criticized
Tom for downplaying the spread of the
00:00:35
virus possibly doubtless Wahabi only news
at the White House made while the u.s.
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And South Korea have postponed
00:00:41
a series of joint military
exercises because of the virus
00:00:45
a gunman opened fire Wednesday at
Milwaukee's most and corps brewery complex
00:00:50
killing 5 people before taking his own
life the mayor of Milwaukee Tom Barrett
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refers to the mall some core site by its
original name would belong to the Miller
00:00:58
family this Miller Brewing site has been
part of the Miller family in part of the
00:01:03
city of Milwaukee. For 165 years.
And this is the saddest day.
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That we have had the
government was identified as
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a 51 year old Milwaukee man
employed by the company this is be
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a way to do this. In his
3rd run for the u.s.
00:01:22
Presidency former Vice President Joe Biden
is fighting for his political life but
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possible signs that he could win Saturday's
key Democratic presidential primary in
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South Carolina give him a chance and
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a long string of nominating contests
that follow would March 1 sign was
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a key endorsement from Congressman
James Clyburn I know that you. We know
00:01:45
Joe. Most importantly you
know us the former vice
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president says he can deliver what the
American people need today. People are
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talking about
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a revolution with the country
is looking for. A results
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what they're looking for. Is
security. But they're not good for.
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Maintaining. South Carolina's primary
is on Saturday security forces deployed
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Thursday to parts of India's capital
where days of clashes between Hindus and
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Muslims and Muslims killed at least 32
people and injured more than 200 others they
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personnel are patrolling the streets to
prevent any new eruptions of violence after
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Prime Minister Narendra Modi appealed for
calm Germany's highest court on Thursday
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up held a ban against a
Muslim legal trainee wearing
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a headscarf while performing
certain official tasks and
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a $7.00 to $1.00 decision the Federal
Constitutional Court said that while the band
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does interfere with
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a woman's freedom of religion it
is justified in order to uphold
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a law that calls for neutral conduct by
legal trainees when it comes to illogical
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and religious matters under the law in the
state of Hess the woman is allowed to
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wear a headscarf while sitting in
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a courtroom among observers but cannot
follow proceedings from the bench leave any
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courtroom sessions or take evidence
00:03:17
a tennis great is retiring with more Jennifer
King. Burst onto the scene at 17 when
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she won Wimbledon in 2004 and gathered 5
grand slam titles with her blonde hair and
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trademark ranchera puzzle was as big
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a star as tennis had making millions of
dollars in sponsorship deals sure oppose
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rivalry was surreal to Williams was supposed
to be one for the ages but it became
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so one sided it can hardly be
called a rivalry with share a poll
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a winning just 2 of her 22 battles
with Williams Jericho suffered
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a serious shoulder injury in 2008 and was
dogged by injuries to her thigh wrist and
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shoulder she hinted at leaving at the
Australian Open in 2019 you realise that
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you're non-moral you're never going to
play her for ever and an essay written for
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Vanity Fair in vogue about her decision to
retire she asked How do you leave behind
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the only life you've ever known I'm Jennifer
King. For more on all these stories
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visit our website at Feel way
News dot com I'm Joe Palca.
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Good.
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Thing.
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Let's.
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Look at changing.
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The I want to hit 5 seconds of summer
with the young blood you know last week
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Chance the Rapper posted
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a throwback video of him and this is before
she blew up talking it was quite sweet
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Here he is with all night Vo it was him.
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I want to pull about. I don't
want to fight I want to know
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you want to kill you want to build or die
you've got to build that. You've got to
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get older you want to go now you
need to get and that's true you.
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Know you got to know what.
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This is going to spell. Out in the
city come. On the scene on the sea
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that's
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a jog in the street. If
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you think I don't know you need
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a little. Good.
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News. There.
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Thank you.
00:15:56
Bill It wasn't the hits that is Chelsea
Cutler with her new one sad tonight by Dave
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is Nikki strong so coming like
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a baby you know as you know she is playing
the role of Cinderella and February 25th
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of next year is why. In the actual movie
we'll drop she's on the way but 1st here
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is Arizona service with Roxanne on v.o.a.
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One that hits.
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Great sax.
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She didn't dominate.
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The show them to see the Chinese.
Tried to chase him she want to do
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a trade in.
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Gone crazy. If you were.
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Spinning daddy's money.
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Into
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a story. Ain't
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Pain. Just
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the same. Thing it's
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a. Consensus
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a. You
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get more oh.
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You. Can't.
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Simulate.
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11. At 11. I've never been and.
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So maybe we make
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a. Promise you live. And
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if you don't believe me. All you gotta
do is flip the switch before we.
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Wish you never did me.
Down. But you don't get.
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Much.
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Good such
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a. Leg
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. Length.
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If you say.
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You're going to sit in
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a safe and sound. Be
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away when the kids Ellie Goulding and
juice world hate me we all said Max
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a national lights down low income you look
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a bit young never be the same shit if you
want to reach me hit me up on social
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media Facebook and Twitter
as I am and i k k I s t r o
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n g I am Nikki strong and this is v.o.a.
00:29:17
One that hits. Welcome to learning
00:29:24
English
00:29:25
a daily 30 minute program from the Voice
of America on Jonathan evidence and I'm
00:29:32
Ashley Thompson this program is aimed
at English learners so we speak
00:29:38
a little slower and we use words and phrases
especially written for people learning
00:29:45
English. Today on the program
00:29:52
Ashley and I will bring you stories along
with Brian Lead later we will present our
00:29:58
American history series The Making of
00:30:01
a nation but 1st. In the
United States some once loved
00:30:07
stores are trying to understand and
decreasing sales. Jewelry Store
00:30:14
Tiffany and Company is an example
clothing store the gap and motorcycle
00:30:20
store Harley Davidson are others
these 3 are more than shopping
00:30:27
places they are Brad's public image
is strongly linked with an object or
00:30:34
person but today's younger Americans
in their twenty's and thirty's
00:30:41
are not as entrusted in buying things
from these brands as their parents were
00:30:48
instead
00:30:49
a store like Target has gained the attention
and money of many so-called Millennial
00:30:56
people who became adults and the
21st century target has been
00:31:03
around for more than 50 years
today it is the 8th largest
00:31:09
seller in the country one reason is
because it has changed its stores
00:31:16
for
00:31:17
a new generation of shoppers for
example it started offering more
00:31:24
natural foods and designer
clothing it also created
00:31:29
a showroom for the latest kinds
of things for the home target's
00:31:36
success shows that the in-store
experience remains important while
00:31:43
many Americans are shopping on Law
and just 11 percent of retail sales
00:31:50
are done on the Internet that means
89 percent of buying is done
00:31:57
in the traditional way walking into
00:32:00
a store reports the United
States Department of Commerce
00:32:06
target was really stuck and all the sudden
it was able to again drive the growth
00:32:12
with millennial Zz says Jason
Dorsey. He is president and
00:32:18
a millennial expert at the Center
for generational kinetics target
00:32:24
noticed that millennia old shop differently
from their parents since they are the
00:32:31
country's largest living generation
they are important for retailers
00:32:38
they want new things not the old
brands they grew up knowing they also
00:32:45
wanted venture and experiences
finally they are very concerned with
00:32:52
bread and that feel authentic Dorsey
said what Millennial Zz tell us
00:32:59
is that an authentic bread and has
00:33:02
a personality the brand
itself has values he added
00:33:08
that millennial also value
convenience millennial are
00:33:15
expected to be big spenders over
the next 10 years in that time
00:33:22
they will began to buy things for new
homes and to start having children
00:33:29
brands that fail to appeal to these
important young shoppers can quickly find
00:33:35
themselves in trouble millennia old
will not buy old brands that they think
00:33:42
don't really understand or
get them Dorsey says he says
00:33:48
retailers that sell items that seem
to be special are likely to do well
00:33:56
in contrast millennia old have not shown
much interest in the costly jewelry sold
00:34:02
by Tiffany the 200 year old
brand is now being sold to
00:34:09
a French company at Harley Davidson
sales of motorcycles have been
00:34:15
decreasing since 2014. The breath
and once represented freedom and
00:34:22
the possibility of the open road
now young people want to use
00:34:29
ride
00:34:30
a sharing companies to move around
and most young people today do not
00:34:36
shop at the Gap whose clothes were
once so common they looked like
00:34:42
a uniform for Americans in their
twenty's you know millennia olds are the
00:34:49
most photographed generation of
adults in history Dorsey said in
00:34:56
those photographs they want to send
00:34:59
a message Dorsey explained they want
to show that they buy from stores that
00:35:05
treat people well and are
good for the environment.
00:35:36
Up to La Mohamed would do anything
to make his daughter happy that
00:35:43
includes forcing himself to laugh
with her when they hear bombs
00:35:49
explode the game helps ease
the young girl's fears
00:35:58
and it lived that means there is
00:36:00
a lot of laughter it labor
province in northwestern Syria
00:36:07
is the last opposition held
territory in the country it has
00:36:14
been at the center of
00:36:16
a military campaign by Syrian
government troops since early December.
00:36:24
The Russian military is providing support
to the government offensive more than
00:36:30
900000 civilians have been forced
from their homes since the end of
00:36:37
2019 many now live in
temporary shelters and in
00:36:44
open fields near the Turkish
border as the troops neared
00:36:51
Mohammed's hometown of Saddam
2 months ago he fled with his
00:36:58
wife and daughter to the town of
Samarra they are now staying in
00:37:04
a house there offered to him by
00:37:07
a friend Mohamed and his 3
year old daughter Salma have
00:37:14
become Internet celebrities after of
00:37:17
a video they recorded was shared
widely on social media in the
00:37:24
video so is wearing a pink
dress as she stands on
00:37:29
a sofa next to her father
Mohamed asks his daughter
00:37:36
is that a plane or a shell
00:37:40
a shell she answers and when
it falls we will laugh as the
00:37:47
sound of the explosion can be heard in
the distance the little girl bursts into
00:37:53
laughter her father laughs with
her Hammad said he thought
00:38:00
up the game to help his daughter
deal with her fear. Had been
00:38:06
hearing bombs all her life as
00:38:10
a baby there was no fear but
that changed after her 1st year
00:38:17
one day the family was at
home in such a cab during
00:38:22
a future the holiday that marks the end
of the Muslim holy month of Ramadan.
00:38:30
Children outside were
celebrating with fireworks and
00:38:34
a big one exploded near the
family's home she was frightened
00:38:41
but I took her out and showed her that
children were playing and laughing Mohammed
00:38:47
said that was how he got the idea
to connect the sound of bombs with
00:38:54
laughter and children playing and to
film himself laughing with his daughter
00:39:01
every time war planes hit
Mohammad said Now every time they
00:39:08
hear warplanes or artillery shells saw what
turns to him and waits for his reaction
00:39:17
he pulls out his cell phone to record
00:39:20
a video as the 2 wait to hear
the loud noise then they laugh
00:39:28
on
00:39:28
a recent day Mohamed sat and watched
as she played with her toys he
00:39:36
said the war has destroyed the hopes
and dreams of his generation and those
00:39:43
of their children the most I hope
for is to stay alive along with
00:39:50
my daughter and everyone else he said
We forgot about the bigger hopes they
00:39:57
don't exist anymore.
00:40:26
Scientists say they used new measuring
methods to confirm that cloud
00:40:33
seeding can produce snow fall
under the right conditions
00:40:40
researchers used radar and other
instruments to measure snowfall levels
00:40:47
during experiments carried out in
2017 in the American state of Idaho
00:40:55
the experiments involved scientists from
several American universities as well
00:41:02
as the u.s.
00:41:03
National Center for
Atmospheric Research or n c a
00:41:09
r
00:41:10
a study reporting the results was recently
published in Proceedings of the National
00:41:17
Academy of Sciences cloud seeding
has been tested in parts of the
00:41:23
United States since the 1940 s.
00:41:28
It involves injecting various
substances into clouds to produce
00:41:34
precipitation rain snow or
ice that falls to the ground
00:41:41
the process can cause ice to form and
build up inside the clouds until it falls
00:41:49
some Western u.s.
00:41:51
States including Idaho and Colorado
have increased cloud seeding in recent
00:41:57
years to help meet
00:41:59
a growing water demand. Until now
however it has been difficult
00:42:06
for scientists to measure the
effectiveness of the process
00:42:13
researchers have mainly used instruments
to compare the amount of precipitation
00:42:19
from seeded clouds to similar clouds
that were not seeded but such
00:42:26
studies have brought mixed results
this is partly because many elements
00:42:32
influence natural precipitation which
makes it hard to narrow down exact
00:42:39
cause and effect results the
research operation over
00:42:45
western Idaho was called Snowie it
involved shooting small amounts of
00:42:52
a chemical compound called silver
iodide from an airplane into clouds
00:42:59
the chemical can cause water in the clouds
to freeze into ice and then fall as snow
00:43:08
in the new experiments the scientists
used radar equipment together with
00:43:14
precipitation measuring instruments
to collect data the use of
00:43:20
airborne and ground based radar permitted
the team to observe the entire process
00:43:27
and compare the side by side
seated and unseeded areas the
00:43:34
n.c.a.r.
00:43:35
Said in
00:43:36
a statement in at least 3
cases the seeding measurably
00:43:42
boosted the snowfall across the
targeted watershed the statements.
00:43:49
In some areas the cloud seeding created new
snowfall where no natural snow existed
00:43:57
one cloud seeding flight resulted in
precipitation that produced snowfall for about
00:44:04
67 minutes. The researchers
estimated the 3 cases
00:44:11
described in the study produced
00:44:13
a combined precipitation total
that could fill about $285.00
00:44:19
a lympics sized swimming pools The
researchers also used computer
00:44:26
modeling to study precipitation measurements
during simulated weather activity the
00:44:33
scientists say they hope to use the real
results from the new experiments to
00:44:39
improve future computer modeling
predictions I am Brian Len.
00:44:59
Welcome to the making of a nation
American history in v.o.a.
00:45:05
Special English. The stock
market crash of 1929
00:45:12
began
00:45:12
a long and difficult period for the
United States President Herbert Hoover
00:45:19
struggled to find solutions as the nation
sank into the worst economic crisis
00:45:26
and its history but the Great Depression
was not the only problem demanding
00:45:33
answers from Hoover the
president also had to deal with
00:45:38
a number of foreign policy issues.
I'm Mario Ritter with Chris Cruz
00:45:46
we look at how the great depression affected
relations between the United States
00:45:52
and other countries my.
00:46:02
Person. Says when I.
00:46:10
Don't. Know.
00:46:18
Todd was. Worried.
00:46:25
Then. There were revolutions
in South America
00:46:32
Japan launched
00:46:34
a campaign of aggression in northeastern
China and the economic situation in
00:46:40
America created serious problems
in relations with Europe Hoover
00:46:47
succeeded in some areas of his foreign
policy but he failed to solve
00:46:53
America's economic troubles and
like most Americans he failed
00:47:00
to recognize the importance of political
changes taking place in Japan and Germany
00:47:08
Herbert Hoover's foreign policy was marked
by his desire to make friends and avoid
00:47:15
war like most Americans the new
president had been shocked by World War
00:47:22
One Hoover had seen the results of
that terrible war with his own eyes
00:47:30
he led the international effort to feed the
many European victims of the fighting.
00:47:38
The new president was also a Quaker
00:47:41
a member of the Religious Society
of Friends Quakers oppose war
00:47:49
Hoover shared the wish of most Americans
that the world would never again fight
00:47:55
a major war to him the bloody
bodies at fair done the Marne
00:48:02
and the other battlefields of World War
One showed the need to seek peace through
00:48:08
negotiations Hoover worked toward
this goal even before he entered the
00:48:15
White House following his election he
had several months before becoming
00:48:22
President Hoover used this time
to travel to Latin America for 10
00:48:28
weeks he wanted to show Latin American
nations but they could trust the United
00:48:35
States to honor their rights
as independent nations Hoover
00:48:42
kept his word the year after he took
office he has Administration announced
00:48:49
that it would recognize the governments
of all Latin American countries including
00:48:56
governments but the United States did
not like Hoover told the American
00:49:02
people that he would not follow the Latin
American policies of President Theodore
00:49:09
Roosevelt Teddy Roosevelt decided
in 100004 that the United
00:49:16
States had
00:49:17
a right to intervene in Latin America
if it disagreed with the actions of
00:49:24
governments there Hoover said this
was wrong. He told the country that
00:49:30
it was more important to use
friendship than to use force.
00:49:47
Hoover with the true American forces from
Nicaragua he also arranged to withdraw
00:49:54
them from Haiti and he showed restraint
as some 50 revolutions shook the
00:50:00
nations of Latin America some revolutionary
governments oppose the United
00:50:07
States they refused to pay debts to
American companies or they claimed
00:50:14
ownership of foreign property but Hoover
refused to advance American interests
00:50:21
by force he wanted to prove that the
United States could treat Latin American
00:50:28
nations as equals that
policy was quite successful
00:50:35
relations between the United States and
Latin American countries generally improved
00:50:42
under Herbert Hoover's leadership the
situation in Europe was much more
00:50:48
difficult and much more serious for the
United States the problem was simple
00:50:55
money the Great Depression did
not stop at America's borders
00:51:02
it moved to Britain Europe and
beyond and it brought it stream Lee
00:51:08
hard economic conditions in
Germany the value of the national
00:51:15
currency collapsed inflation forced
people to buy goods with hundreds
00:51:21
thousands even millions of German
marks they lost faith in the system.
00:51:29
And they looked for some new leader
to provide solutions the economic
00:51:36
crisis also put great pressure on the
international circle of debt that had
00:51:43
been created after the war
suddenly American bankers could no
00:51:49
longer make loans to Germany this meant
that Germany could not pay back war
00:51:56
debts to France and the other allied
nations in the war to end all wars
00:52:04
and without this money the allied nations
could not repay money that they owed
00:52:10
American banks the circle of
debt fell apart wise you would I
00:52:16
began standing in low. And your home
00:52:23
will be. The. Ones I feel the rail
00:52:30
rule I made it. You made it rain again
00:52:37
hard. On the railroad. Now it's
00:52:43
the. Brother. Kenny with.
00:52:50
The situation grew worse and worse
throughout the early months of 1930
00:52:58
Hoover finally had to announce that all
nations could delay their deck payments to
00:53:04
the United States for one year Hoover's
actions did what he wanted it to
00:53:12
it put
00:53:12
a temporary stop to the international
debt crisis but it caused great damage to
00:53:19
private banks people lost faith
in the banking system. Throughout
00:53:26
Europe people withdrew
their money from banks as
00:53:31
a result the European banks
could not repay more than
00:53:35
a $1000000000.00 that they had
borrowed from private American banks
00:53:42
this was not the only problem nations
throughout Europe were also forced to take
00:53:49
their currencies off the gold standard
basement their money no longer could be
00:53:56
exchanged for gold the economic
situation grew worse and as
00:54:03
it did serious political tensions
began to threaten peace in Asia and
00:54:10
Europe the threat in Asia became clear 1st
00:54:16
Japan had defeated Russia in
00:54:19
a war in 100005 this victory
gave Japan control over the
00:54:26
economy of the southern part of what was
then called Manchuria in northeastern
00:54:32
China as years passed Japan began
to feel threatened by 2 forces
00:54:40
1st Chinese leaders saying Kai-Shek was
trying to organize all of China under the
00:54:47
control of his nationalist
forces 2nd Russia was
00:54:53
extending the Chinese Eastern Railway to
the Russian port city of light of Austar
00:55:02
Japan's army took control of the
government in Tokyo in late 1931
00:55:10
the Army was fearful of the growing
threat to Japan's control of Manchuria so
00:55:16
it moved Japanese troops immediately
into several Manchurian cities and it
00:55:23
claimed political control of the whole
area. President Hoover and most
00:55:30
Americans strongly opposed Japan's aggression
but they were not willing to take any
00:55:37
action that might lead
to another world war.
00:55:54
Japan's military leaders knew that the
people of Europe and America had no
00:56:00
desire to fight to protect
China and so the Japanese army
00:56:07
marched on it invaded the huge city
of Shanghai killing thousands of
00:56:14
civilians Western leaders condemned
the action American Secretary of
00:56:21
State Henry Stimson said the United
States would not recognize Japanese
00:56:27
control in these areas of
China but again Hoover
00:56:34
refused to consider any economic actions
against the Japanese and he strongly
00:56:40
opposed taking any military
action the League of Nations also
00:56:47
refused to recognize Japan's takeover
it called Japan the aggressor in
00:56:53
Manchuria Japan reacted simply
it withdrew from the League of
00:57:00
Nations most Americans were not
happy about Japan's aggression
00:57:07
but they were not willing to fight force
with force this was less true however for
00:57:14
secretary of state Stimson Stimson was
00:57:18
a follower of the old ideas of President
Theodore Roosevelt. He believed
00:57:24
a nation could only have
00:57:26
a strong foreign policy by being strong
and using its military power in times
00:57:33
of crisis but Stimson's
voice was in the minority
00:57:39
most Americans did not believe Japan really
threatened the security of the United
00:57:45
States and they were not ready to risk
their lives to help people in China
00:57:53
opinions changed only after Japanese
planes attacked the American naval base at
00:58:00
Pearl Harbor Hawaii in
December of 1941 the
00:58:06
same story was true in Europe but France
was worried about the rising power of the
00:58:13
Nazis in Germany and the
fascists in Italy and Spain
00:58:20
France proposed the creation of an eater
national army Hoover opposed that
00:58:27
idea he called for all nations
to reduce their weapons he
00:58:33
believed that negotiation not force
was the way to solve the problem
00:58:41
but the new leaders in Germany and Japan
would listen much more closely to the boot
00:58:47
steps of marching troops then
to the high words of peace.
00:58:56
And that's our program for today listen
again tomorrow to learn English 3 stories
00:59:02
from around the world I'm Jonathan
Evans and I'm Ashley Thompson.
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This is by President Donald Trump in the
White House briefing room the 2nd one
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since he came into office to tell Americans
about federal efforts against the
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coronavirus his administration is requesting
to now have $1000000000.00 of his
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landing from Congress because of we've done
the risk to the American people remains
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very low a day earlier the u.s.
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Centers for Disease Control warned that
Americans should expect coronavirus
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outbreaks in their communities and disruption
to their lives in fact that Americans
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number in the dozens but more
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a case are expected Democrats have criticized
Tom for downplaying the spread of the
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virus possibly doubtless Wahabi only news
at the White House made while the u.s.
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And South Korea have postponed
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a series of joint military
exercises because of the virus
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a gunman opened fire Wednesday at
Milwaukee's most and corps brewery complex
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killing 5 people before taking his own
life the mayor of Milwaukee Tom Barrett
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refers to the mall some core site by its
original name would belong to the Miller
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family this Miller Brewing site has been
part of the Miller family in part of the
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city of Milwaukee. For 165 years.
And this is the saddest day.
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That we have had the
government was identified as
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a 51 year old Milwaukee man
employed by the company this is be
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a way to do this. In his
3rd run for the u.s.
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Presidency former Vice President Joe Biden
is fighting for his political life but
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possible signs that he could win Saturday's
key Democratic presidential primary in
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South Carolina give him a chance and
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a long string of nominating contests
that follow would March 1 sign was
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a key endorsement from Congressman
James Clyburn I know that you. We know
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Joe. Most importantly you
know us the former vice
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president says he can deliver what the
American people need today. People are
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talking about
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a revolution with the country
is looking for. A results
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what they're looking for. Is
security. But they're not good for.
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Maintaining. South Carolina's primary
is on Saturday security forces deployed
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Thursday to parts of India's capital
where days of clashes between Hindus and
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Muslims and Muslims killed at least 32
people and injured more than 200 others they
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personnel are patrolling the streets to
prevent any new eruptions of violence after
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Prime Minister Narendra Modi appealed for
calm Germany's highest court on Thursday
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up held a ban against a
Muslim legal trainee wearing
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a headscarf while performing
certain official tasks and
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a $7.00 to $1.00 decision the Federal
Constitutional Court said that while the band
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does interfere with
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a woman's freedom of religion it
is justified in order to uphold
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a law that calls for neutral conduct by
legal trainees when it comes to illogical
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and religious matters under the law in the
state of Hess the woman is allowed to
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wear a headscarf while sitting in
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a courtroom among observers but cannot
follow proceedings from the bench leave any
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courtroom sessions or take evidence
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a tennis great is retiring with more Jennifer
King. Burst onto the scene at 17 when
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she won Wimbledon in 2004 and gathered 5
grand slam titles with her blonde hair and
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trademark ranchera puzzle was as big
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a star as tennis had making millions of
dollars in sponsorship deals sure oppose
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rivalry was surreal to Williams was supposed
to be one for the ages but it became
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so one sided it can hardly be
called a rivalry with share a poll
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a winning just 2 of her 22 battles
with Williams Jericho suffered
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a serious shoulder injury in 2008 and was
dogged by injuries to her thigh wrist and
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shoulder she hinted at leaving at the
Australian Open in 2019 you realise that
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you're non-moral you're never going to
play her for ever and an essay written for
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Vanity Fair in vogue about her decision to
retire she asked How do you leave behind
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the only life you've ever known I'm Jennifer
King. For more on all these stories
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visit our website at Feel way
News dot com I'm Joe Palca.
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Good.
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Thing.
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The I want to hit 5 seconds of summer
with the young blood you know last week
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Chance the Rapper posted
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a throwback video of him and this is before
she blew up talking it was quite sweet
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want to fight I want to know
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you want to kill you want to build or die
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get older you want to go now you
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Thank you.
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Cutler with her new one sad tonight by Dave
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is Nikki strong so coming like
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a baby you know as you know she is playing
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00:29:24
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00:29:25
a daily 30 minute program from the Voice
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00:29:32
Ashley Thompson this program is aimed
at English learners so we speak
00:29:38
a little slower and we use words and phrases
especially written for people learning
00:29:45
English. Today on the program
00:29:52
Ashley and I will bring you stories along
with Brian Lead later we will present our
00:29:58
American history series The Making of
00:30:01
a nation but 1st. In the
United States some once loved
00:30:07
stores are trying to understand and
decreasing sales. Jewelry Store
00:30:14
Tiffany and Company is an example
clothing store the gap and motorcycle
00:30:20
store Harley Davidson are others
these 3 are more than shopping
00:30:27
places they are Brad's public image
is strongly linked with an object or
00:30:34
person but today's younger Americans
in their twenty's and thirty's
00:30:41
are not as entrusted in buying things
from these brands as their parents were
00:30:48
instead
00:30:49
a store like Target has gained the attention
and money of many so-called Millennial
00:30:56
people who became adults and the
21st century target has been
00:31:03
around for more than 50 years
today it is the 8th largest
00:31:09
seller in the country one reason is
because it has changed its stores
00:31:16
for
00:31:17
a new generation of shoppers for
example it started offering more
00:31:24
natural foods and designer
clothing it also created
00:31:29
a showroom for the latest kinds
of things for the home target's
00:31:36
success shows that the in-store
experience remains important while
00:31:43
many Americans are shopping on Law
and just 11 percent of retail sales
00:31:50
are done on the Internet that means
89 percent of buying is done
00:31:57
in the traditional way walking into
00:32:00
a store reports the United
States Department of Commerce
00:32:06
target was really stuck and all the sudden
it was able to again drive the growth
00:32:12
with millennial Zz says Jason
Dorsey. He is president and
00:32:18
a millennial expert at the Center
for generational kinetics target
00:32:24
noticed that millennia old shop differently
from their parents since they are the
00:32:31
country's largest living generation
they are important for retailers
00:32:38
they want new things not the old
brands they grew up knowing they also
00:32:45
wanted venture and experiences
finally they are very concerned with
00:32:52
bread and that feel authentic Dorsey
said what Millennial Zz tell us
00:32:59
is that an authentic bread and has
00:33:02
a personality the brand
itself has values he added
00:33:08
that millennial also value
convenience millennial are
00:33:15
expected to be big spenders over
the next 10 years in that time
00:33:22
they will began to buy things for new
homes and to start having children
00:33:29
brands that fail to appeal to these
important young shoppers can quickly find
00:33:35
themselves in trouble millennia old
will not buy old brands that they think
00:33:42
don't really understand or
get them Dorsey says he says
00:33:48
retailers that sell items that seem
to be special are likely to do well
00:33:56
in contrast millennia old have not shown
much interest in the costly jewelry sold
00:34:02
by Tiffany the 200 year old
brand is now being sold to
00:34:09
a French company at Harley Davidson
sales of motorcycles have been
00:34:15
decreasing since 2014. The breath
and once represented freedom and
00:34:22
the possibility of the open road
now young people want to use
00:34:29
ride
00:34:30
a sharing companies to move around
and most young people today do not
00:34:36
shop at the Gap whose clothes were
once so common they looked like
00:34:42
a uniform for Americans in their
twenty's you know millennia olds are the
00:34:49
most photographed generation of
adults in history Dorsey said in
00:34:56
those photographs they want to send
00:34:59
a message Dorsey explained they want
to show that they buy from stores that
00:35:05
treat people well and are
good for the environment.
00:35:36
Up to La Mohamed would do anything
to make his daughter happy that
00:35:43
includes forcing himself to laugh
with her when they hear bombs
00:35:49
explode the game helps ease
the young girl's fears
00:35:58
and it lived that means there is
00:36:00
a lot of laughter it labor
province in northwestern Syria
00:36:07
is the last opposition held
territory in the country it has
00:36:14
been at the center of
00:36:16
a military campaign by Syrian
government troops since early December.
00:36:24
The Russian military is providing support
to the government offensive more than
00:36:30
900000 civilians have been forced
from their homes since the end of
00:36:37
2019 many now live in
temporary shelters and in
00:36:44
open fields near the Turkish
border as the troops neared
00:36:51
Mohammed's hometown of Saddam
2 months ago he fled with his
00:36:58
wife and daughter to the town of
Samarra they are now staying in
00:37:04
a house there offered to him by
00:37:07
a friend Mohamed and his 3
year old daughter Salma have
00:37:14
become Internet celebrities after of
00:37:17
a video they recorded was shared
widely on social media in the
00:37:24
video so is wearing a pink
dress as she stands on
00:37:29
a sofa next to her father
Mohamed asks his daughter
00:37:36
is that a plane or a shell
00:37:40
a shell she answers and when
it falls we will laugh as the
00:37:47
sound of the explosion can be heard in
the distance the little girl bursts into
00:37:53
laughter her father laughs with
her Hammad said he thought
00:38:00
up the game to help his daughter
deal with her fear. Had been
00:38:06
hearing bombs all her life as
00:38:10
a baby there was no fear but
that changed after her 1st year
00:38:17
one day the family was at
home in such a cab during
00:38:22
a future the holiday that marks the end
of the Muslim holy month of Ramadan.
00:38:30
Children outside were
celebrating with fireworks and
00:38:34
a big one exploded near the
family's home she was frightened
00:38:41
but I took her out and showed her that
children were playing and laughing Mohammed
00:38:47
said that was how he got the idea
to connect the sound of bombs with
00:38:54
laughter and children playing and to
film himself laughing with his daughter
00:39:01
every time war planes hit
Mohammad said Now every time they
00:39:08
hear warplanes or artillery shells saw what
turns to him and waits for his reaction
00:39:17
he pulls out his cell phone to record
00:39:20
a video as the 2 wait to hear
the loud noise then they laugh
00:39:28
on
00:39:28
a recent day Mohamed sat and watched
as she played with her toys he
00:39:36
said the war has destroyed the hopes
and dreams of his generation and those
00:39:43
of their children the most I hope
for is to stay alive along with
00:39:50
my daughter and everyone else he said
We forgot about the bigger hopes they
00:39:57
don't exist anymore.
00:40:26
Scientists say they used new measuring
methods to confirm that cloud
00:40:33
seeding can produce snow fall
under the right conditions
00:40:40
researchers used radar and other
instruments to measure snowfall levels
00:40:47
during experiments carried out in
2017 in the American state of Idaho
00:40:55
the experiments involved scientists from
several American universities as well
00:41:02
as the u.s.
00:41:03
National Center for
Atmospheric Research or n c a
00:41:09
r
00:41:10
a study reporting the results was recently
published in Proceedings of the National
00:41:17
Academy of Sciences cloud seeding
has been tested in parts of the
00:41:23
United States since the 1940 s.
00:41:28
It involves injecting various
substances into clouds to produce
00:41:34
precipitation rain snow or
ice that falls to the ground
00:41:41
the process can cause ice to form and
build up inside the clouds until it falls
00:41:49
some Western u.s.
00:41:51
States including Idaho and Colorado
have increased cloud seeding in recent
00:41:57
years to help meet
00:41:59
a growing water demand. Until now
however it has been difficult
00:42:06
for scientists to measure the
effectiveness of the process
00:42:13
researchers have mainly used instruments
to compare the amount of precipitation
00:42:19
from seeded clouds to similar clouds
that were not seeded but such
00:42:26
studies have brought mixed results
this is partly because many elements
00:42:32
influence natural precipitation which
makes it hard to narrow down exact
00:42:39
cause and effect results the
research operation over
00:42:45
western Idaho was called Snowie it
involved shooting small amounts of
00:42:52
a chemical compound called silver
iodide from an airplane into clouds
00:42:59
the chemical can cause water in the clouds
to freeze into ice and then fall as snow
00:43:08
in the new experiments the scientists
used radar equipment together with
00:43:14
precipitation measuring instruments
to collect data the use of
00:43:20
airborne and ground based radar permitted
the team to observe the entire process
00:43:27
and compare the side by side
seated and unseeded areas the
00:43:34
n.c.a.r.
00:43:35
Said in
00:43:36
a statement in at least 3
cases the seeding measurably
00:43:42
boosted the snowfall across the
targeted watershed the statements.
00:43:49
In some areas the cloud seeding created new
snowfall where no natural snow existed
00:43:57
one cloud seeding flight resulted in
precipitation that produced snowfall for about
00:44:04
67 minutes. The researchers
estimated the 3 cases
00:44:11
described in the study produced
00:44:13
a combined precipitation total
that could fill about $285.00
00:44:19
a lympics sized swimming pools The
researchers also used computer
00:44:26
modeling to study precipitation measurements
during simulated weather activity the
00:44:33
scientists say they hope to use the real
results from the new experiments to
00:44:39
improve future computer modeling
predictions I am Brian Len.
00:44:59
Welcome to the making of a nation
American history in v.o.a.
00:45:05
Special English. The stock
market crash of 1929
00:45:12
began
00:45:12
a long and difficult period for the
United States President Herbert Hoover
00:45:19
struggled to find solutions as the nation
sank into the worst economic crisis
00:45:26
and its history but the Great Depression
was not the only problem demanding
00:45:33
answers from Hoover the
president also had to deal with
00:45:38
a number of foreign policy issues.
I'm Mario Ritter with Chris Cruz
00:45:46
we look at how the great depression affected
relations between the United States
00:45:52
and other countries my.
00:46:02
Person. Says when I.
00:46:10
Don't. Know.
00:46:18
Todd was. Worried.
00:46:25
Then. There were revolutions
in South America
00:46:32
Japan launched
00:46:34
a campaign of aggression in northeastern
China and the economic situation in
00:46:40
America created serious problems
in relations with Europe Hoover
00:46:47
succeeded in some areas of his foreign
policy but he failed to solve
00:46:53
America's economic troubles and
like most Americans he failed
00:47:00
to recognize the importance of political
changes taking place in Japan and Germany
00:47:08
Herbert Hoover's foreign policy was marked
by his desire to make friends and avoid
00:47:15
war like most Americans the new
president had been shocked by World War
00:47:22
One Hoover had seen the results of
that terrible war with his own eyes
00:47:30
he led the international effort to feed the
many European victims of the fighting.
00:47:38
The new president was also a Quaker
00:47:41
a member of the Religious Society
of Friends Quakers oppose war
00:47:49
Hoover shared the wish of most Americans
that the world would never again fight
00:47:55
a major war to him the bloody
bodies at fair done the Marne
00:48:02
and the other battlefields of World War
One showed the need to seek peace through
00:48:08
negotiations Hoover worked toward
this goal even before he entered the
00:48:15
White House following his election he
had several months before becoming
00:48:22
President Hoover used this time
to travel to Latin America for 10
00:48:28
weeks he wanted to show Latin American
nations but they could trust the United
00:48:35
States to honor their rights
as independent nations Hoover
00:48:42
kept his word the year after he took
office he has Administration announced
00:48:49
that it would recognize the governments
of all Latin American countries including
00:48:56
governments but the United States did
not like Hoover told the American
00:49:02
people that he would not follow the Latin
American policies of President Theodore
00:49:09
Roosevelt Teddy Roosevelt decided
in 100004 that the United
00:49:16
States had
00:49:17
a right to intervene in Latin America
if it disagreed with the actions of
00:49:24
governments there Hoover said this
was wrong. He told the country that
00:49:30
it was more important to use
friendship than to use force.
00:49:47
Hoover with the true American forces from
Nicaragua he also arranged to withdraw
00:49:54
them from Haiti and he showed restraint
as some 50 revolutions shook the
00:50:00
nations of Latin America some revolutionary
governments oppose the United
00:50:07
States they refused to pay debts to
American companies or they claimed
00:50:14
ownership of foreign property but Hoover
refused to advance American interests
00:50:21
by force he wanted to prove that the
United States could treat Latin American
00:50:28
nations as equals that
policy was quite successful
00:50:35
relations between the United States and
Latin American countries generally improved
00:50:42
under Herbert Hoover's leadership the
situation in Europe was much more
00:50:48
difficult and much more serious for the
United States the problem was simple
00:50:55
money the Great Depression did
not stop at America's borders
00:51:02
it moved to Britain Europe and
beyond and it brought it stream Lee
00:51:08
hard economic conditions in
Germany the value of the national
00:51:15
currency collapsed inflation forced
people to buy goods with hundreds
00:51:21
thousands even millions of German
marks they lost faith in the system.
00:51:29
And they looked for some new leader
to provide solutions the economic
00:51:36
crisis also put great pressure on the
international circle of debt that had
00:51:43
been created after the war
suddenly American bankers could no
00:51:49
longer make loans to Germany this meant
that Germany could not pay back war
00:51:56
debts to France and the other allied
nations in the war to end all wars
00:52:04
and without this money the allied nations
could not repay money that they owed
00:52:10
American banks the circle of
debt fell apart wise you would I
00:52:16
began standing in low. And your home
00:52:23
will be. The. Ones I feel the rail
00:52:30
rule I made it. You made it rain again
00:52:37
hard. On the railroad. Now it's
00:52:43
the. Brother. Kenny with.
00:52:50
The situation grew worse and worse
throughout the early months of 1930
00:52:58
Hoover finally had to announce that all
nations could delay their deck payments to
00:53:04
the United States for one year Hoover's
actions did what he wanted it to
00:53:12
it put
00:53:12
a temporary stop to the international
debt crisis but it caused great damage to
00:53:19
private banks people lost faith
in the banking system. Throughout
00:53:26
Europe people withdrew
their money from banks as
00:53:31
a result the European banks
could not repay more than
00:53:35
a $1000000000.00 that they had
borrowed from private American banks
00:53:42
this was not the only problem nations
throughout Europe were also forced to take
00:53:49
their currencies off the gold standard
basement their money no longer could be
00:53:56
exchanged for gold the economic
situation grew worse and as
00:54:03
it did serious political tensions
began to threaten peace in Asia and
00:54:10
Europe the threat in Asia became clear 1st
00:54:16
Japan had defeated Russia in
00:54:19
a war in 100005 this victory
gave Japan control over the
00:54:26
economy of the southern part of what was
then called Manchuria in northeastern
00:54:32
China as years passed Japan began
to feel threatened by 2 forces
00:54:40
1st Chinese leaders saying Kai-Shek was
trying to organize all of China under the
00:54:47
control of his nationalist
forces 2nd Russia was
00:54:53
extending the Chinese Eastern Railway to
the Russian port city of light of Austar
00:55:02
Japan's army took control of the
government in Tokyo in late 1931
00:55:10
the Army was fearful of the growing
threat to Japan's control of Manchuria so
00:55:16
it moved Japanese troops immediately
into several Manchurian cities and it
00:55:23
claimed political control of the whole
area. President Hoover and most
00:55:30
Americans strongly opposed Japan's aggression
but they were not willing to take any
00:55:37
action that might lead
to another world war.
00:55:54
Japan's military leaders knew that the
people of Europe and America had no
00:56:00
desire to fight to protect
China and so the Japanese army
00:56:07
marched on it invaded the huge city
of Shanghai killing thousands of
00:56:14
civilians Western leaders condemned
the action American Secretary of
00:56:21
State Henry Stimson said the United
States would not recognize Japanese
00:56:27
control in these areas of
China but again Hoover
00:56:34
refused to consider any economic actions
against the Japanese and he strongly
00:56:40
opposed taking any military
action the League of Nations also
00:56:47
refused to recognize Japan's takeover
it called Japan the aggressor in
00:56:53
Manchuria Japan reacted simply
it withdrew from the League of
00:57:00
Nations most Americans were not
happy about Japan's aggression
00:57:07
but they were not willing to fight force
with force this was less true however for
00:57:14
secretary of state Stimson Stimson was
00:57:18
a follower of the old ideas of President
Theodore Roosevelt. He believed
00:57:24
a nation could only have
00:57:26
a strong foreign policy by being strong
and using its military power in times
00:57:33
of crisis but Stimson's
voice was in the minority
00:57:39
most Americans did not believe Japan really
threatened the security of the United
00:57:45
States and they were not ready to risk
their lives to help people in China
00:57:53
opinions changed only after Japanese
planes attacked the American naval base at
00:58:00
Pearl Harbor Hawaii in
December of 1941 the
00:58:06
same story was true in Europe but France
was worried about the rising power of the
00:58:13
Nazis in Germany and the
fascists in Italy and Spain
00:58:20
France proposed the creation of an eater
national army Hoover opposed that
00:58:27
idea he called for all nations
to reduce their weapons he
00:58:33
believed that negotiation not force
was the way to solve the problem
00:58:41
but the new leaders in Germany and Japan
would listen much more closely to the boot
00:58:47
steps of marching troops then
to the high words of peace.
00:58:56
And that's our program for today listen
again tomorrow to learn English 3 stories
00:59:02
from around the world I'm Jonathan
Evans and I'm Ashley Thompson.
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